Also possible in a red version of course … if we think it it too generic / AI style nowadays, we can also just leave it as is ;-) I don’t mind either way… - the branch is open for people to just play around with it ;-)
Cheers Richard > Am 16.07.2026 um 21:07 schrieb Richard Zowalla <[email protected]>: > > Hi all, > > I recently had a quick chat with a few folks who pointed out that the current > website's color scheme (dark red combined with black and white, especially in > the light theme) unintentionally resembles the flag of the North German > Confederation / German Empire. > Not the kind of association we want for the project. > > So I took that as an opportunity to try something new: a refreshed design > with a different color scheme, a one-page landing layout, and dark mode > support. > > The content itself is unchanged, and everything still complies with the ASF > requirements (self-hosted fonts, trademark notices, etc.). > > I've deployed a preview on https://stormcrawler.staged.apache.org/ and the > changes live on the „refresh“ branch. > > I'd like to gather some feedback before moving forward. Opinions, criticism > and suggestions are all welcome. > > I also tried to play around with a red version but that turned out quite > aggressive... > > Thanks, > Richard
